Product Description

A Labour activist from her childhood, Barbara Castle rose from a junior position to the inner cabinet in Harold Wilson's administration in less than five years. This biography is an inside account of what it was like for a woman in 20th century British politics and public life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #471700 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 356 pages

Sunday Telegraph, June 2003
Anne Perkins is conscientious, single-minded and thorough.

Tribune, June 2003
Perkins has written an interesting and readable account.

Daily Telegraph, June 2003
This balanced and perceptive biography shows why, good as she was, she was not quite the best.